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I have a Duende Ul, the kite performs rising fades easy without trying, the kite fades and holds fade easy, back spins and flic flacs all solid. In my opinion this kite is the next generation development from the Flying wings Soul. For the price the Duende will perform as good or better than my $ 500 custom kites but in saying that I do appreciate the small sublime tweeks that those kites offer. Great flying and great entertainment.

Been watching all your videos.. Nothing but snow here... ... Have to tell you though...

Your flying has progressively gotten better this past Winter. Looking back a couple months you weren't as Good as you are Now ... congratulation's on excellent progress. It really shows on how you handle the JL's... Your putting together some nice looking Combo's... Your early flying didn't show much on Combo's ...

You've set the Bar up high for the rest of us trying to learn those tricks ....

If it would just warm up and melt the snow... We usually start flying the Wednesday after Day Light Savings, the field is covered in snow....

I have a Duende Ul, the kite performs rising fades easy without trying, the kite fades and holds fade easy, back spins and flic flacs all solid. In my opinion this kite is the next generation development from the Flying wings Soul. For the price the Duende will perform as good or better than my $ 500 custom kites but in saying that I do appreciate the small sublime tweeks that those kites offer. Great flying and great entertainment.

CheersK

Hi JJF6. I agree with you.

I'm thinking of getting the UL version too. I Like Bell Chiu Designs. He has on his videos a Duende 2.4 too (Prototype) I'm waiting for that one too.

Jorge: Did you use the 1...2...3...method? As in 1....RUN....2....RUN....3....RUN. I can't believe you have only been flying 6+ years. You have advanced fast, as in a heck of a lot faster than I have learned. Did you learn from or fly with anybody?

Hi: NormI used the 1...2...3... method only one tug and run.

I started flying kites around March. That puts me on 7 year. I've been practicing about 8 to 10 hours a week in the last year. That's were my progress comes from.

Didn't had anybody that could help me learn. The only sources I used to learn were: Prism VideosDodd Gross FSYouTube Tutorial videos. specially Randy Greenway and DPmama74

I have the first version of the Flying Wings Soul and the Second version as standards as well as a UL and a Vented. The Duende just makes tricks more accessible and faster at 2.2 version a bit like the Excalibur range of JJF Level One kites however a JJF cannot rise the way a Duende does. Both kites in my opinion are my go to kites at the moment, I,ve stop flying expensive customs kites and only fly them a few times a year. I now have over 60 Kites so I tell my wife that I would like a kite for Christmas and she understands. I started a tradition about 10 years ago and well it,s continued.

I do like Flying Wings kites. I've had a Both Silverfox 2.3 and 2.5 UL versions. and now I have an Airwave Zero and a Duende 2.2. I love those kites. never tried the soul. I suppose that most of these new kites are balanced for higher end tricks... Rising turtles, Cyniques Yo-Yo based tricks, Wap doo Waps, Taz Machines, yo-fades and all type of possible combinations;

My warning is that kite flying may become extremely addictive once you realize that every kite has it own personality. Your example of kite based tricks based on fades in my opinion opens up a can of worms, some kites fade easy but can't do momentum based tricks eg MK 1 of the Solus, however I believe they have fixed that problem with some adjustments to the bridle.

The best kite that holds fades forever are the Sano range, In my opinion, I was extremely lucky to get a UL and the last SUL ever built from Paul, they were custom built kites and worth every dollar I paid. I use to have an Aero wave but I actually gave it away to someone as a Christmas present, I still have a 2.3 std and a 2.5 vented but my son broke my 2.5 UL, I have flown the 2.5 Std and is great for nice slow based tricks in the right wind.

Every kite has it,s day in the right wind you just need so many to do that. LOL.

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